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The Kuwait National Final of the
prestigious Mercedes Trophy Golf tournament was held at
the Sahara Golf and Country Club on Friday, March 14 2008.
This year was a very special tournament as Albisher &
Alkazemi celebrated 11 years of organizing this unique
tournament in Kuwait.
It was an exciting finish to the keenly contested
championships with the top 3 winners getting a chance to
play in the Mercedes Trophy World Final in the fall of
2008.
The ideology behind the tournament is to bring together
Mercedes-Benz prospects, customers and golf enthusiasts on
a common platform and to indulge in a sport which is as
precise as the engineering that stands behind the brand.
88 golfers participated in this years tournament, all of
them vying for the exclusive prizes and the most coveted
top three positions for the chance to compete in the World
Finals in Stuttgart, Germany.
The day started off early with the participants
registering with the club and collecting their welcome
gift packs provided by Albisher & Alkazemi, followed by a
hearty breakfast to energize the golfers. The tournament
was divided into three-handicap classes to give everyone a
fair chance to win and there were more than ten prizes up
for grabs.
The play started at 9:30 AM and already one could feel the
energy and competitiveness in the air as the golfers
commenced on the challenging course.
Everybody had their eyes set on Hole # 4, for the
Hole-In-One prize - a fabulous Mercedes-Benz SLK Roadster
provided by Albisher & Alkazemi Company.
The fiercely contested tournament was won by
Song Mok Cho won First Place in Handicap A division
R Tivner topped the Handicap B division
J T Lee was the Winner of Handicap C division
All three golfers are now eagerly awaiting the World
Finals of the MercedesTrophy golf championships held in
Stuttgart, Germany every year.
A complete list of other winners follows below
2nd Place Division A ::: Peter Wilson
2nd Place Division B ::: J O Kim
2nd Place Division C ::: Yahiya Bakir
3rd Place Division A :::Andrew Kemp
3rd Place Division B ::: Deepak Malhotra
3rd Place Division C ::: K Song
Nearest To Pin (Ladies) ::: Susan Ensor
Nearest To Pin (Men) ::: Bob Nash
Longest Drive (Ladies) ::: Susan Ensor
Longest Drive (Men) ::: H S Seo
Mr. Horst Neuber, General Manager Albisher & Alkazemi
Company (Mercedes-Benz) said "We wish to thank all the
sponsors who made this yea’s competition a success. "
He continued to say - A very special word of thanks to the
major sponsors of the tournament - Jumbo Travels, Libano
Suisse Insurance, Tiffany & Co. & Fuchs Oil for helping to
make this years event such a great success.
Albisher & Alkazemi company has been organizing this
tournament continuously for the past ten years and this
very special eleventh edition of the Mercedes Trophy Final
came to a close with a sumptuous dinner at Sahara Golf
Club |
A DIVISION |
POS |
NAME |
HCP |
SCORE |
| 1 |
S.M. CHO |
14 |
37 OCO |
| 2 |
P.WILSON |
10 |
37 |
| 3 |
A. KEMP |
8 |
37 |
| 4 |
R. YEO |
11 |
35 |
| 5 |
H.S. SHIM |
12 |
34 |
| 6 |
Y. AL QATAMI |
8 |
33 |
| 7 |
J.H. LEE |
10 |
33 |
| 8 |
M. RYU |
11 |
33 |
| 9 |
T. JIVUNG |
11 |
33 |
| 10 |
M. WILLET |
9 |
32 |
| 11 |
J.H. BIRKINS |
13 |
32 |
| 12 |
I.S. KIM |
6 |
31 |
| 13 |
B. HAIDER |
8 |
31 |
| 14 |
R. FOURIE |
9 |
31 |
| 15 |
J.H. BAE |
11 |
31 |
| 16 |
H.S. SEO |
14 |
31 |
| 17 |
K.K. KIM |
14 |
31 |
| 18 |
Y.Y. JIN |
9 |
30 |
| 19 |
B. RIENDEAU |
8 |
29 |
| 20 |
J. AL QATTAN |
9 |
29 |
| 21 |
Q. AL QATAMI |
7 |
28 |
| 22 |
T. PRICE |
11 |
27 |
| 23 |
J. CHONG |
11 |
27 |
| 24 |
S. ENSOR |
12 |
27 |
| 25 |
M.O. CHA |
13 |
27 |
| 26 |
B. NASH |
13 |
26 |
| 27 |
C.Y. SHIN |
14 |
26 |
| 28 |
J. NEILSON |
10 |
25 |
| 29 |
J. HAMZEE |
5 |
23 |
| 30 |
J. CHADWICK |
10 |
23 |
| 31 |
R. ENSOR |
6 |
22 |
| 32 |
H. EL AZEM |
12 |
22 |
| 33 |
B. MACDONALD |
12 |
22 |
| 34 |
G. D'ARGENSIO |
13 |
22 |
| 35 |
J. DEAN |
7 |
21 |
| 36 |
B.C. HYUN |
14 |
21 |
| 37 |
DR. P.M. DHAR |
14 |
21 |
| 38 |
M. SHIM |
14 |
17 |
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POS |
NAME |
HCP |
SCORE |
| 1 |
R. TIVNER |
21 |
35 OCO |
| 2 |
J.O. KIM |
18 |
35 |
| 3 |
D. MALHOTRA |
18 |
34 |
| 4 |
M. JOLLY |
17 |
32 |
| 5 |
B.G. CHOI |
16 |
32 |
| 6 |
M. EO |
16 |
32 |
| 7 |
MRS. FEIDELDEI |
18 |
31 |
| 8 |
M. VAN RENSBURG |
16 |
30 |
| 9 |
S.M. LEE |
17 |
30 |
| 10 |
F. WAHEED |
18 |
30 |
| 11 |
C.S. LEE |
16 |
29 |
| 12 |
K.S. JIN |
19 |
29 |
| 13 |
K.W. YOO |
16 |
28 |
| 14 |
N. ABAD |
16 |
27 |
| 15 |
J.C. TROMPETTE |
18 |
27 |
| 16 |
B. MAJUNDAR |
18 |
27 |
| 17 |
R.K. SETHI |
19 |
27 |
| 18 |
S. MANSELL |
20 |
26 |
| 19 |
C. ELLERY |
15 |
25 |
| 20 |
G. YOWAYS |
16 |
25 |
| 21 |
W.W. SEO |
18 |
25 |
| 22 |
M. YEO |
17 |
24 |
| 23 |
DR. F. AL KHADRA |
21 |
24 |
| 24 |
R. IKRAM |
17 |
23 |
| 25 |
K. MAHMOOD |
20 |
20 |
| 26 |
S. MUQEED UL-HUSSAIN |
16 |
19 |
| 27 |
B. GANTE |
16 |
18 |
| 28 |
DR. T. SRINIVASSAN |
18 |
18 |
| 29 |
B.J. LEE |
19 |
18 |
| 30 |
E. BAUTISTA |
18 |
17 |
| 31 |
B. HAO |
18 |
15 |
| 32 |
G.C. LEE |
21 |
14 |
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POS |
NAME |
HCP |
SCORE |
| 1 |
J.T. LEE |
26 |
32 |
| 2 |
Y. BAKIR |
24 |
31 |
| 3 |
K. SONG |
27 |
29 |
| 4 |
S.H. SHIN |
23 |
29 |
| 5 |
K.H. MOON |
22 |
28 |
| 6 |
H.J. FEIDELDEI |
25 |
28 |
| 7 |
Y.H. KWON |
25 |
27 |
| 8 |
J.Y. YU |
25 |
27 |
| 9 |
H.G. KWON |
26 |
26 |
| 10 |
MIJI PARK |
31 |
26 |
| 11 |
E. EAPEN |
28 |
25 |
| 12 |
L.G. LAN |
25 |
24 |
| 13 |
F. AL SHAMMARI |
24 |
23 |
| 14 |
R. KELLY |
26 |
23 |
| 15 |
K.E. BAE |
25 |
22 |
| 16 |
S. FOURIE |
27 |
22 |
| 17 |
K.S. SHIN |
28 |
22 |
| 18 |
I.S. LIM |
23 |
21 |
| 19 |
E.K. NAM |
25 |
20 |
| 20 |
F. BERNTHALER |
26 |
20 |
| 21 |
W. WNUK |
29 |
13 |
| LONGEST DRIVE MENS |
13TH |
H.S. SEO |
| LONGEST DRIVE LADIES |
6TH |
SUSAN ENSOR |
| NEAREST THE PIN MENS |
8TH |
BOB NASH |
| NEAREST THE PIN LADIES |
14TH |
SUSAN ENSOR |
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